The Great Commission Prayer Conference is designed to encourage and equip believers to renew a personal passion to pray unceasingly and to reclaim their church as a “household of prayer for all nations.”

Prayer leaders from around the United States will lead this conference, assisting you and your church in developing creative and evangelistic prayer strategies to touch the world. If you desire to recapture your church as a “house of prayer,” this conference is for you!

Plenary Speaker, Evelyn Christenson, best known for her books on prayer. She is the founder and board chair of United Prayer Ministry and is an international speaker with a heavy emphasis on training people to pray for the lost.

Worship Leader, Jake Roudebush, Associate Pastor for Worship, North Roanoke Baptist Church

Seminar Leaders:
Bob Hetherington, Director of Missions for Roanoke Valley Baptist Association, “Praying our Friends to Christ”

John Franklin, Prayer Ministry/Discipleship Specialist, LifeWay Christian Resources, “Mobilizing Your Sunday School to Pray Evangelistically”

Michael Grooms, Pastor, Rainbow Forest Baptist Church, “Developing a Comprehensive Prayer Ministry for Your Church”

Elaine Helms, Prayer Associate, NAMB, “Praying for Your Pastor and Church Staff”

Tom Kyzer, Mission Service Corp Volunteer, Prayer Evangelism Unit, NAMB, “A Guide to Scriptural Praying”

Phil Miglioratti, Coordinator, Strategic Focus Cities Chicago, “Leading Your Church in Corporate Prayer”

George Russ, Director Division of Evanglism and Ministry, Baptist Convention of New York, “Praying for Our Nation”

Chris Schofield, Manager, Prayer Evangelism Unit, NAMB, “Prayer and Personal Evangelism”

Randy Sprinkle, Director, International Prayer Strategy, IMB, “Praying for Unreached People Groups”

Thomas Wright, Prayer Associate, NAMB, “Taking Prayer to the Streets”

(Informational brochures/registration forms are included in the April newsletter packets as well as a mailing to church WMU directors/Women’s Ministry leaders.)